Alpha Brumage
Alpha Brumage went 4–5 as a head coach in the games on file: 1911 at VMI, 1912 at VMI, 1913 at Kentucky and 1914 at Kentucky. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record four seasons differently (1911, 7–1, 1912, 7–1, 1913, 6–2 and 1914, 5–3); by them his record is 25–7. Share
- Record
- 4–5 games on file
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 2
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1912 1–0
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | VMI | 2–1 (Wikipedia: 7–1) | ||
| 1912 | VMI | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 7–1) | ||
| 1913 | Kentucky | 0–2 (Wikipedia: 6–2) | ||
| 1914 | Kentucky | 1–2 (Wikipedia: 5–3) |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Conference games | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 4 | 3–1 | 75% |
| At home | 4 | 3–1 | 75% |
| On the road | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 8 | 4–4 | 50% |
His own nine games on file, 1911–1914, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Virginiaseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Tennesseeseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| NC Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Mississippi Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Davidsonseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Illinoisseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Purdueseries | 1 | 0–1 |